J. Todd Billings

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J. Todd Billings
Born (1973-06-09) 9 June 1973 (age 50)
NationalityAmerican
Occupation Theologian
Notable work
Calvin, Participation, and the Gift: The Activity of Believers in Union With Christs
The Word of God for the People of God: An Entryway to the Theological Interpretation of Scripture
Union with Christ: Reframing Theology and Ministry for the Church
SpouseRachel M. Billings
Theological work
Language English
Tradition or movementReformed /Presbyterian
Reformed theology
Main interests Systematic Theology
Reformed theology
Community Organizing
Ecclesiology
Hermeneutics

J. Todd Billings (born 9 June 1973) is the Gordon H. Girod Research Professor of Reformed Theology at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan. [1] [2] Billings has lectured in Europe, South Africa, and the United States, and has published in a variety of journals, including Modern Theology, Harvard Theological Review, Missiology , and International Journal of Systematic Theology, as well as periodicals such as Christianity Today, [3] [4] The Christian Century, [5] and Sojourners.

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Education and career

He graduated from Wheaton College with a B.A. in 1995, majoring in philosophy and English. In order to be a pastor, he studied in Fuller Theological Seminary, graduating with an M.Div. in 1999. He obtained a Doctor of Divinity (Th.D.) degree from Harvard University Divinity School in 2005. At Fuller Theological Seminary, he was particularly influenced by professors Miroslav Volf and John L. Thompson. Volf was his first theological mentor, and while studying under Thompson, he came to love historical theology, biblical hermeneutics, and Reformed theology. At Harvard Divinity School, he was taught by Sarah Anne Coakley, a distinguished scholar in historical and systematic theology, and received a Th.D for Calvin, Participation, and the Gift: The Activity of Believers in Union with Christ.

He is interested in Reformed theology, sacraments, salvation, and theological hermeneutics, and has been teaching Reformed Theology at Western Theological Seminary since 2005. In 2007, he became an ordained minister in the Reformed Church in America. In 2009, he and his wife served as missionaries to Ethiopia with the Reformed church. [6] [7]

His books have been translated into Korean in 2021. From the perspective of theology in the Institutes of the Christian Religion of John Calvin, he shows how Christian life would be realized. [8]

He has been active in local church ministry, homeless care ministries, and community development in Uganda. He was also involved in various activities, including theological education in Ethiopia.

He is married to Rachel M. Billings, who holds a Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible/Old Testament from Harvard University.

Books

Translated Books

Chinese translated Rejoicing in Lament 喜唱哀歌

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  1. "J. Todd Billings". Western Theological Seminary . Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  2. "J. Todd Billings | About" . Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  3. Billings, J. Todd (May 6, 2021). "Vaccine Skeptics Need a Dose of Creation Theology". Christianity Today . Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  4. Billings|, J. Todd (February 15, 2018). "The New View of Heaven Is Too Small". Christianity Today . Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  5. Neff, LaVonne (January 27, 2021). "The solution to the fear of death is to live as dying creatures". The Christian Century . Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  6. "A poet and a theologian discuss living with incurable cancer". The Holland Sentinel . March 26, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  7. Koessler, John (February 3, 2015). "Life after a Medical Death Sentence". Christianity Today . Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  8. "그리스도 안에서 신자는 어떻게 살아야 하는가?". 기독일보. June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  9. Horton, Michael (July 10, 2009). "My Top 5 Books on Calvin". Christianity Today . Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  10. Billings, J. Todd (September 2, 2020). "J. Todd Billings: How Embracing Our Mortality Frees Us to Truly Live". Outreach Magazine . Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  11. 그리스도 안에 참여함’ 조명… 칼뱅 신학 오해 풀기,국민일보(Newspaper), 2021-06-18